foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
to complain; to lodge a complaint
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
sincere; earnest; serious
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
dinner (esp. a formal one)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
the real criminal; true culprit
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to watch intently; to stare
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing